Government efficiency is the focus of lawmakers after the first DOGE Caucus meeting.

Some members of the new Congressional DOGE Caucus are considering a possible crackdown on federal agencies' work-from-home policies when the Republicans assume control of the government in Washington DC next year.

The advisory panel, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is called DOGE, which stands for Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency and is also the acronym for the Department of Government Efficiency.

The caucus's first meeting on Tuesday was mostly "organizational," as lawmakers told Planet Chronicle Digital.

Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., informed Planet Chronicle Digital that the room was brimming with attentive legislators during the DOGE Caucus meeting.

"We had 29 sign-ups, but the conference room was packed with over 60 attendees," Bean remarked.

Three Democrats, including Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., Val Hoyle, D-Ore., and the first Democrat to join the DOGE Caucus, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., were included in the sentence.

The documents provided to attendees and shared with Planet Chronicle Digital prompted lawmakers to consider which DOGE objectives were "worthwhile lifts," "quick wins," "lower priority," and "low-hanging fruit," and other methods for organizing and prioritizing initiatives.

Bean stated that "people returning to work" could be some "low-hanging fruit" for the panel.

"Bean stated that there is a problem with federal workers working from home. While the productivity of remote workers is a topic of debate, if they are indeed working from home, they occupy between 6% and 15% of billions of square feet of commercial buildings, which cost billions to maintain. The question arises whether it is necessary to spend such a large amount of money on maintaining these buildings if people are not using their offices."

Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, echoed the same sentiment at the meeting.

"Van Duyne stated that with only one percent of federal government workers reporting to work regularly, the government is paying for 100% of them to have office space. He emphasized the need to identify the low hanging fruit to improve the situation."

Critics accused Musk and Ramamswamy of using DOGE to undermine Social Security and Medicare benefits, but this claim was rejected by Bean.

"Bean emphasized that the intent was not to cut benefits, either for health, veterans, or Social Security. However, those benefits have a limited shelf life, and reductions may be necessary elsewhere to safeguard them."

Other lawmakers who attended the meeting expressed enthusiasm for the group's cost-cutting and efficiency objectives.

Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., stated that the introductory meeting of the caucus was good, yet challenging, as it prompted everyone to consider their expectations and ways to contribute, specifically by transforming ideas into bills and navigating the typical committee procedure.

"Constituents have provided me with numerous ideas, and I believe this is an exceptional grassroots initiative."

Blake Moore, R-Utah, a House GOP Conference Vice Chair and DOGE Caucus co-chair, stated that there are numerous ideas, but they need to be practical for Vivek and Elon to implement.

Both Bean and Moore suggested that the caucus should break into working groups to focus on different aspects of DOGE's mission.

The next caucus meeting is expected in January, Bean said.